Analytical formulas for a circular or non-circular flat-topped beam propagating through an apertured paraxial optical system

Propagation of a flat-topped beam of circular or non-circular (rectangular or elliptical) symmetry through an apertured optical system is investigated. By expanding the hard aperture function as a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, some approximate analytical propagation formulas are derived for a flat-topped beam of circular or non-circular (rectangular or elliptical) symmetry propagating through an apertured paraxial general astigmatic (GA) optical system or an apertured paraxial misaligned stigmatic (ST) optical system. The derived formulas are very fast to compute. The results obtained by using the approximate analytical expressions are in a good agreement with those obtained by direct numerical integration. The present analytical formulas provide a convenient and effective way for studying the propagation and transformation of a circular or non-circular flat-topped beam through an apertured general optical system.     

Analytical formula for a circular flattened Gaussian beam propagating through a misaligned paraxial ABCD optical system

Based on the generalized diffraction integral formula for treating the propagation of a laser beam through a misaligned paraxial ABCD optical system in the cylindrical coordinate system, analytical formula for a circular flattened Gaussian beam propagating through such optical system is derived. Furthermore, an approximate analytical formula is derived for a circular flattened Gaussian beam propagating through an apertured misaligned ABCD optical system by expanding the hard aperture function as a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions. Numerical examples are given.     

Elliptical cosh-Gaussian beams

Using tensor method, a new kind of light beams named elliptical cosh-Gaussian beam (EChGB) is introduced in this paper. An analytical propagation expression for the EChGB passing through axially nonsymmetrical ABCD optical systems is derived by using vector integration. The derived formula is easily reduced to the propagation formula of a fundamental Gaussian beam and that of a cosh-Gaussian beam passing through optical systems. Some numerical simulations are illustrated for the propagation properties of EChGBs through the nonsymmetrical optical transforming systems, and further extensions are pointed out.     

Propagation of elliptical Gaussian beam through misaligned optical systems in spatial domain and spatial-frequency domain

The propagation formulae of elliptical Gaussian beam through misaligned optical systems in spatial domain and spatial-frequency domain are investigated analytically by using tensor method. The derived formulae provide a powerful tool for treating the propagation and transformation of elliptical Gaussian beam through misaligned optical systems. As an application example, the propagation properties of elliptical Gaussian beam through a misaligned thin lens are illustrated.     

Propagation of a Laguerre–Gaussian beam through a slightly misaligned paraxial optical system

Based on the generalized diffraction integral formula for treating the propagation of a laser beam through a slightly misaligned optical system in a cylindrical coordinate system, an analytical formula for a Laguerre–Gaussian beam passing through such an optical system is derived. Furthermore, an approximate analytical formula is derived for a Laguerre–Gaussian beam passing through an apertured slightly misaligned optical system by expanding the hard aperture function as a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions. Some analytical formulas are also given for a flattened Gaussian beam by expanding its field as a superposition of a finite series of Laguerre–Gaussian beams. PACS 42.25.Bs; 41.85.Ew; 41.85.Ct     

Paraxial propagation of a partially coherent flattened Gaussian beam through apertured ABCD optical systems

By expanding the hard aperture function into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, some approximate analytical formulae for the cross-spectral density of a partially coherent flattened Gaussian beam (FGB) propagating through apertured aligned and misaligned ABCD optical systems are derived based on the generalized Collins formula. The results obtained by using the approximate analytical formula are in good agreement with those obtained by using the numerical integral calculation. As a numerical example, the focusing properties (including average irradiance distribution and focal shift) of a partially coherent FGB focused by an apertured thin lens are studied, and it is found that the focusing properties of a partially coherent FGB are closely related to its initial coherence and the aperture width. Our results provide an effective and fast way for studying the paraxial propagation of a partially coherent FGB through apertured ABCD optical systems.     

Propagation of partially coherent twisted anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model beams through an apertured astigmatic optical system

By expanding the hard-aperture function into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, we derived an approximate analytical formula for a partially coherent twisted anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model (AGSM) beam propagating through an apertured paraxial general astigmatic (GA) optical system by use of a tensor method. The results obtained by using the approximate analytical formula are in good agreement with those obtained by using the numerical integral calculation. Our formulas avoid time-consuming numerical integration and provide a convenient and effective way for studying the propagation and transformation of a partially coherent twisted AGSM beam through an apertured paraxial GA optical system.     

双偏心椭圆高斯光束在一阶ABCD光学系统中的传输特性

通过求解时谐条件下的亥姆霍兹方程,得到一个特解双偏心椭圆高斯光束,该光束由两个偏心椭圆高斯光束叠加而形成的,可用于描述大功率激光二极管远场分布双峰特性.分析了该光束的光场模型,运用惠更斯-菲涅尔广义积分公式,得到了该光束在一阶ABCD光学系统中的传输场分布和解析表达式,在此理论基础上,数值计算得到光场分布和远场发散角,并运用该光束模型模拟了新型激光二极管光场分布,理论结果与实际结果吻合.     

洛伦兹光束经光阑失调傍轴光学系统的传输

基于广义衍射积分公式和光阑函数的复高斯展开,导出了一洛伦兹光束经一个带圆形光阑失调傍轴光学系统的近似解析传输公式.作为一般公式的特例,还给出了洛伦兹光束经一无光阑失调傍轴光学系统的解析传输式.作为数值计算的例子,运用所得到的公式分析了洛伦兹光束经带光阑失调薄透镜的传输特性.结果表明：不同强度的衍射即圆形光阑半径的大小明显影响衍射光束的归一化强度分布及其传输变化规律. 关键词： 洛伦兹光束 失调傍轴光学系统 光束传输     

Propagation of a general-type beam through apertured aligned and misaligned ABCD optical systems

By expanding the hard-aperture function into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, analytical formulae for the electric field of a general-type beam propagating through apertured aligned and misaligned ABCD optical systems are derived using the generalized Collins formulae, which provide a convenient way of studying the propagation of a variety of laser beams, such as Gaussian, cos-Gaussian, cosh-Gaussian, sine-Gaussian, sinh-Gaussian, flat-topped, Hermite-cosh-Gaussian, Hermite-sine-Gaussian, higher-order annular Gaussian, Hermite-sinh-Gaussian and Hermite-cos-Gaussian beams, through such optical systems. As numerical examples, the propagation properties of a cos-Gaussian beam through an apertured aligned or misaligned thin lens are studied.     

椭圆平顶高斯光束及其传输特性

 用张量光学方法定义了三维不可分离变量的椭圆平顶高斯光束(EFGB),导出了这种光束经过非轴对称光学系统的传输公式及相应的张量ABCD定律, 并对EFGB经过自由空间的传输作了数值计算。结果表明, EFGB的传输特性依赖于阶次, 而且耦合EFGB的光强分布在传输过程中会发生旋转。     

Propagation of a hollow Gaussian beam through a paraxial misaligned optical system

Based on the generalized diffraction integral formula for treating the propagation of a laser beam through a paraxial misaligned optical system in the cylindrical coordinate system, we obtain an analytical formula for a hollow Gaussian beam passing through a paraxial misaligned optical system. Furthermore, we also obtain the approximate analytical formula for a hollow Gaussian beam passing through a paraxial circularly apertured misaligned optical system by expanding the hard aperture function into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions. As a numerical example, the propagation properties a hollow Gaussian beam through a misaligned thin lens are studied numerically.     

Propagation of elliptical flat-topped beam in spatial-frequency domain

Based on a tensor method, the propagation formulae of elliptical flat-topped beam through aligned and misaligned optical systems in spatial-frequency domain are derived analytically. The derived formulae provide a powerful tool for treating the propagation and transformation of elliptical flat-topped beam through complex optical systems in spatial-frequency domain. As a numerical example, the propagation properties of elliptical flat-topped Gaussian beam in free space are studied in spatial-frequency domain.     

Decentered elliptical flattened Gaussian beam

A decentered flattened Gaussian beam (DEFGB), is defined by a tensor method. The propagation formula for a DEFGB passing through an axially nonsymmetrical paraxial optical system is derived through vector integration. The derived formula can be reduced to the formula for a generalized decentered elliptical flattened Gaussian beam under certain condition. As an example application of the derived formula, the propagation characteristics of a DEFGB in free space are calculated and discussed. As another example we have studied the properties of superposition with radial array consisted by DEFGB.     

Propagation characteristics of the rectangular flattened Gaussian beams through circular apertured and misaligned optical systems

Based on the fact that a hard aperture function can be expanded into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, the approximate analytical expression for the output field distribution of a rectangular flattened Gaussian beam passing through a circular apertured and misaligned paraxial ABCD system is derived. The result brings more convenient for studying its propagation than the usual way by using diffraction integral directly. Some numerical simulations are also given for illustrating the propagation properties of a rectangular flattened Gaussian beam through a circular apertured and misaligned optical system.     

An off-axis elliptical flat-topped beam and it’s propagation

A new kind of laser beam named off-axis elliptical flat-topped beam is proposed. This beam is expressed as a finite series of off-axis elliptical Gaussian beams with different beam parameters. Analytical propagation formulas for the off-axis elliptical flat-topped beam through aligned and misaligned optical systems are derived. As a numerical example, the propagation properties of the off-axis elliptical flat-topped beam in free space are calculated and discussed.     

椭圆平顶高斯光束的聚焦特性

利用级数分解法把椭圆平顶高斯光束(EFGB)分解成多个椭圆厄密-高斯模的叠加形式,利用椭圆厄密-高斯模的传输公式导出了EFGB通过非轴对称光学系统的传输公式,该公式和直接用矢量积分得出的结果是等效的.利用导出的公式,我们计算分析了EFGB通过轴对称透镜和非轴对称透镜的聚焦特性.结果表明,EFGB聚焦后,近场光强分布变化很快,特别是焦点前后,光强分布会快速旋转.另外,EFGB的聚焦特性与阶次有关.     

Propagation of the Hermite–Gaussian beams through misaligned optical system with a circular aperture

By means of expanding a hard-edged aperture into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, the approximate analytical formula of one kind of higher-order Gaussian beams called the Hermite–Gaussian beams (HGBs) passing through circular apertured and misaligned optical system is obtained in this paper. The result provides more convenience for studying its propagation than the usual way by using diffraction integral directly. Some numerical simulations are also given for illustrating the propagation properties of the HGBs through the circular apertured optical systems.     

Bessel光束经椭圆环形孔径后的衍射光场

基于菲涅耳衍射积分理论及硬边孔径的复高斯函数展开法导出了Bessel光束经椭圆环形孔径后的光场表达式, 数值模拟了其光场的强度分布. 研究了Bessel光束经椭圆环形孔径后的光场变化及其传播过程; 在实验上利用轴棱锥输出的近似无衍射Bessel光, 通过椭圆环形孔径, 使用电荷耦合器件拍摄得到不同传播距离处的光强分布. 理论结果和实验结果均表明无衍射光束经椭圆环形孔径后会产生空心光束.     

Generalized tensor ABCD law for an elliptical Gaussian beam passing through an astigmatic optical system in turbulent atmosphere

The propagation of an elliptical Gaussian beam (EGB) through an astigmatic ABCD optical system in a turbulent atmosphere is investigated. An analytical formula for the average intensity of an EGB and a generalized tensor ABCD law for the generalized complex curvature tensor are derived. As an application example, we derived an analytical formula for the average intensity of an elliptical flat-topped beam propagating through an astigmatic ABCD optical system in a turbulent atmosphere. As a numerical example, the focusing properties of an EGB focused by a thin lens in a turbulent atmosphere are studied. It is found that the focused beam at the focal plane becomes a circular Gaussian beam when the atmospheric turbulence is strong enough, and the beam width of the circular Gaussian beam is determined by atmospheric turbulence strength, focal length of the thin lens, and wavelength of the initial beam but is independent of the initial beam widths (i.e., initial intensity distribution).